Non-profit auditing organisation ABCe last week released its
official audit figures,
placing the Guardian Online at the top of the pack in the United Kingdom.
All of the seven major newspaper Web sites studied showed a
significant increase in traffic,
with the Guardian.co.uk leading the trend with almost 30 million users
during the first month of the year. Events such as the
Israeli/Palestinian conflict, U.S. President Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony and
the continuing economic depression have been credited for making
January a particularly busy news period, in turn, leading to a boost in
online news followers.
